Namibia

Child mortality in Namibia

Child mortality in Namibia: 15.3 per 100 live births in 1960 and 4 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates.

Latest, 2024
4 per 100 live births
Since 1960
−11.4 per 100 live births
Rank, 2024
38 of 200
counting from the highest
World, 2024
3.7 per 100 live births
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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Child mortality in NamibiaChild mortality in Namibia: 15.3 per 100 live births in 1960 and 4 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024, Namibia ranked 38 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, Gapminder and UN IGMEWorld

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearNamibiaWorld
202443.7
20234.13.8
20224.24
20214.34
20204.53.9
20194.74
20184.94
201754.1
20165.14.2
20155.24.3
201454.4
20135.14.5
20125.34.7
201155
201055.1
20095.35.3
20085.85.5
20076.25.7
20066.66
20057.16.2
20047.46.6
20037.66.8
20027.77.1
20017.87.4
20007.87.7
19997.87.9
19987.78.3
19977.68.4
19967.48.6
19957.38.8
19947.28.9
19937.19.1
19927.29.2
19917.29.3
19907.49.4
19897.59.5
19887.810
19878.19.9
19868.410.3
19858.810.6
19849.210.9
19839.611.1
19829.911.2
198110.111.6
198010.311.9
197910.311.9
197810.312.3
197710.212.6
197610.112.8
19751013.1
19749.913.3
19739.813.5
19729.813.7
19719.713.9
19709.714.2
19699.714.6
19689.715
19679.615.3
1966–15.1
1965–15.1
1964–15.7
1963–16.2
1962–17
1961–18.8
196015.320.2
1959–19.9
1958–19.7
1957–20.5
1956–21.3
1955–22.3
1954–22.8
1953–23.3
1952–23.9
1951–24.3
1950–24.7
1949–24.9
1948–24.9
1947–25.5
1946–25.8
1945–26.7
1944–27.4
1943–27.7
1942–27.9
1941–27.8
1940–27.9
1939–28
1938–28.7
1937–28.8
1936–29.1
1935–29.5
1934–30.7
1933–30.5
1932–30.7
1931–31.4
1930–31.6
1929–32
1928–31.9
1927–31.9
1926–32.7
1925–32.4
1924–33.1
1923–33.1
1922–33.2
1921–34.2
1920–34.4
1919–35.7
1918–37.6
1917–35.3
1916–35.1
1915–35.3
1914–35.4
1913–35.1
1912–35.5
1911–36
1910–36.4
1909–36.6
1908–37.2
1907–37.4
1906–38.1
1905–38.8
1904–38.9
1903–39.5
1902–40.1
1901–40.8
1900–40.9
1899–40.8
1898–41.2
1897–41
1896–41.1
1895–41.3
1894–41.2
1893–41.2
1892–41.7
1891–41.3
1890–41.5
1889–41.2
1888–41
1887–41.1
1886–41.1
1885–41.2
1884–41.1
1883–41.4
1882–41.5
1881–41.1
1880–41.6
1879–41.1
1878–41.6
1877–41.2
1876–41.4
1875–41.5
1874–41.7
1873–41.8
1872–42.1
1871–42.2
1870–41.9
1869–42.1
1868–42.4
1867–42
1866–42.1
1865–42.3
1864–42.2
1863–42.5
1862–42.6
1861–42.9
1860–42.9
1859–43.7
1858–43.8
1857–44.2
1856–44.2
1855–44
1854–43.7
1853–43.2
1852–42.9
1851–42.4
1850–42
1849–42.3
1848–42.3
1847–42.2
1846–42.4
1845–42
1844–42.1
1843–42.1
1842–42.2
1841–42.1
1840–42.1
1839–42.1
1838–42.2
1837–42.2
1836–42.2
1835–42.2
1834–42.3
1833–42.2
1832–42.2
1831–42.2
1830–42.2
1829–42.1
1828–42.1
1827–42.1
1826–42.1
1825–42.1
1824–42.1
1823–42.1
1822–42.1
1821–42.1
1820–42.1
1819–42.2
1818–42.2
1817–42.2
1816–42.2
1815–42.2
1814–42.3
1813–42.3
1812–42.4
1811–42.4
1810–42.5
1809–42.5
1808–42.5
1807–42.5
1806–42.6
1805–42.6
1804–42.6
1803–42.6
1802–42.7
1801–42.7
1800–42.8

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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